Features of Natural Language Input and Their Enlightenment on Foreign Language Teaching

Through a comparative study of language input between first language acquisition and second language acquisition, some special features of natural language input have been discovered. It is found that under natural conditions, language input is characteristic of spontaneity and comprehensibility and it does not follow the natural developmental order. Enlightened by these findings, some linguists suggest that foreign language teachers should adjust their language input and create a natural language environment in class to improve foreign language teaching.